Harsh Thaker

Harsh Tusharbhai Thaker (born 24 October 1997) is a Canadian cricketer. He made his senior debut for the Canada national cricket team in 2018. He plays as an all-rounder batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off spin.^[1]

Harsh Thaker

Personal information
Full name	Harsh Tusharbhai Thaker
Born	(1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 27) Canada
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-Rounder
International information
National side	Canada (2019–2024)
ODI debut (cap 93)	27 March 2023 v Jersey
Last ODI	26 September 2024 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 51)	25 August 2019 v United States
Last T20I	3 October 2024 v Oman
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20 Matches 20 35 45 35 Runs scored 639 451 1,263 451 Batting average 37.58 20.50 35.08 20.50 100s/50s 2/2 0/0 2/6 0/0 Top score 111* 47 111* 47 Balls bowled 918 546 1,308 546 Wickets 21 29 32 29 Bowling average 30.47 19.34 28.59 19.34 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/41 4/20 4/20 4/20 Catches/stumpings 11/– 10/– 19/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2024

Career

Thaker represented Canada at the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.^[1]

He made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament on 3 October 2018.^[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[3] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.^[4]

In August 2019, He was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.^[5] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada against the United States on 25 August 2019.^[6] In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.^[7] The following month, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.^[8]

In October 2021, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.^[9] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.^[10]

In March 2023, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.^[11] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.^[12]

In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[13]